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In case it's not clear for the bad title:

Completely open source solution for building a DIY marine computer, a boat LTE/WiFi gateway, and a cockpit chartplotter display from easily obtainable and affordable components. This boat project includes:

    Custom open source marine Linux OS for your boat computer

    Waterproof marine touch screen HDMI display

    GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo) receiver

    Sensors for orientation (gyroscope, accelerometer, compass via IMU)

    AIS radar

    Environment temperature, barometric pressure, humidity sensors

    Connections to the boat instruments such as wind, depth, speed, AIS via NMEA 0183 serial ports

    Boat LTE / 4G Gateway, network storage

    Boat WiFi hotspot and a router with WiFi extender and a long range waterproof WiFi antenna

    Optional autopilot integration, rudder angle sensor

    Other NMEA devices, engine/battery status, bilge pump monitoring, etc

    Optional air mouse with a wireless keyboard and a touchpad

    Lightning EMI sensor and alarm

    RTL-SDR for weather fax, NavTex, satellite weather, AIS, RTL 433, morse code decoder, etc

    Boat IoT Integration via MQTT

    Music Player

    Can be used with Iridium Satellite Modems

    Can be used for processing transmissions received from SSB radio via audio interface

    Variety of options of using wireless handheld devices such as smart phones and tablets to connect to boat systems via WiFi and bluetooth. There are many marine applications available for smart phones and tablets.
The boat computer connected to the waterproof HDMI touchscreen in the cockpit.